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Sturgus 
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 Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 6:02am |
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Sweet!!! How do you like the Dynavector on that arm?
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Richardl60
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Posted: 16 Aug 2019 at 9:55pm |
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Jeff has now released a Series 6..........
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Drewan77
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Posted: 16 Aug 2019 at 10:20pm |
After 5 years of heavy use I wanted to get the bearings checked & given that the new arm has additional features that are important to me (especially azimuth adjustment), I paid the £200 to swap it over. It is a very substantial change from the former model, midrange is very much more 'sophisticated' than before, almost as if there was some sort of colouration or smearing I hadn't been aware of (I've played thousands of hours on the series 5 since 2014 so I knew exactly what to expect). The 6 sounds ultra clean, smooth & absolutely uncoloured which subjectively at first made me think that bass had reduced because the midrange sounded so different & I was focusing on that (....needed to play several tracks against both my Technics 1200G and digital versions to check this out and bass is not lacking at all). What there is though is a very light and delicate 'sophisticated' (again) overall sound to midrange/treble. A VERY analogue sound, more than the 1200G which incidentally I also like VERY much. One other aspect that jumps out is the ability to 'see/hear' deeper into the soundstage - as an example, when playing 'Never Make Me Cry' from Fleetwood Mac - Tusk, the bass reverberates in a cavernous space in a very believable and quite spooky way (even more so than when I played back to back with the Technics/same cartridge/same Accession even though this turntable used to emphasise the effect more than the former Audiomods 5). All in all and in my system, definitely a positive upgrade, especially for the relatively small upgrade fee. (...by the way, I recall that Graham had some reservations about non-metallic arm tubes - sometimes being susceptible to RFI or other HF interference so I asked Jeff prior to purchase & he provided me with quite a lot of technical reassurance/data about the specific balanced-wiring & carbon fibre material used. In my system, at high volume/nothing playing there is no hum or extraneous RFI noise through the speakers so I am totally happy with this).
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Richardl60
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Posted: 17 Aug 2019 at 7:28am |
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thanks Andrew.
Yes I have experienced the colourisation I hadn’t been aware of thing several times which is really nice with other upgrades (speaker rewire and TT power supply are two that spring to mind). Yes I had wondered about the CF arm tube Jeff told me that the old acted as a faraday cage, as you say whatever the theory the ears tell you it works very well. How was the set up and geometry with the new head shell?
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Posted: 17 Aug 2019 at 7:15pm |
Very easy, a great feature & far easier than with a Rega fixed head shell. Installing a cartridge on the series 6 'sled' is a piece of cake & then aligning/offset via the single central bolt was certainly easier than with two fixings. Azimuth at the pivot collar end is adjustable & precise if needed. I used an existing Mint protractor when setting up this arm. Firstly using a Dr Feickert & moving the arm slightly until it fell under the pivot-to-spindle measuring pin at the correct overhang distance (221.5mm in this instance based on an original 3-point fixing/Rega turntable which was fractionally out of spec) & then the locking collar underneath the arm was tightened to fix in place. The Mint protractor was made for me to Baerwald alignment so this is what I used. |
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bit of a no brainer cost vs perf upgrade. Can't see whether a separate lead is an option by have emailed Jeff to see if my upgraded internal wiring could be switched. Hmmmm series 6 or AMC first.....
Jeff tells me my wiring upgrade can be switched and as latest S5 £175! Looking better all the time Will get S6 and Acc MC at some stage just when  Edited by Richardl60 - 18 Aug 2019 at 3:43pm |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2019 at 2:49pm |
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That is a tantalising prospect. Either way I wish you very happy listening Richard.
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